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Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations

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  • Meritxell Donadeu
  • Nick Nwankpa
  • Bernadette Abela-Ridder
  • Baptiste Dungu

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Background: Most smallholder farmers (SHFs) and marginalized populations (MPs) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America depend on livestock for their livelihoods. However, significant numbers of these animals do not achieve their potential, die due to disease, or transmit zoonotic diseases. Existing vaccines could prevent and control some of these diseases, but frequently the vaccines do not reach SHFs, especially MPs, making it necessary for specific vaccine adoption strategies. Principal findings: Several strategies that have the potential to increase the adoption of animal vaccines by SHFs and MPs have been identified depending on the type of vaccines involved. The strategies differed depending on whether the vaccines were aimed at diseases that cause economic losses, government-controlled diseases, or neglected diseases. The adoption of vaccines for neglected diseases presents a major challenge, because they are mostly for zoonotic diseases that produce few or no clinical signs in the animals, making it more difficult for the farmers to appreciate the value of the vaccines. Conclusions: Several strategies with the potential to reduce livestock morbidity and mortality, or prevent zoonoses in SHFs communities and MPs through vaccination, require the involvement of donors and international organisations to stimulate and facilitate sustainable adoption. This is especially the case for neglected zoonotic diseases. Support for national and regional vaccine manufacturers is also required, especially for vaccines against diseases of interest only in the developing world and public goods.

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  • Meritxell Donadeu & Nick Nwankpa & Bernadette Abela-Ridder & Baptiste Dungu, 2019. "Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-17, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pntd00:0006989
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006989
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    1. Creed, Christian, 2021. "Present Bias Predicts Low Adoption of Profitable Technologies : The Case of Livestock Vaccination in Northern Laos," Warwick-Monash Economics Student Papers 27, Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers.
    2. Anderson Jock R. & Birner Regina & Nagarajan Latha & Naseem Anwar & Pray Carl E., 2021. "Private Agricultural R&D: Do the Poor Benefit?," Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, De Gruyter, vol. 19(1), pages 3-14, May.
    3. Christian Creed & Paulo Santos, 2023. "Present bias predicts low adoption of profitable technologies: The case of livestock vaccination in northern Laos," Monash Economics Working Papers 2023-03, Monash University, Department of Economics.

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